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Kim Dotcom is still going to the United States, says the High Court, but in an exclusive interview the internet entrepreneur is claiming the latest ruling is a victory.

This latest legal milestone is this afternoon's ruling from Justice Murray Gilbert who had been asked to overturn a decision that Dotcom was eligible for extradition to face criminal charges in the United States.

Kim Dotcom has been given permission to livestream his appeal against extradition on Youtube.

The US wants to extradite Mr Dotcom and three other men - Bram Van der Kolk, Matthias Ortmann and Finn Batato - to face criminal charges of money-laundering and copyright breaches related to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload.

The lawyer for the caregiver who killed Moko Rangitoheriri is warning there will be more child abuse cases, as poverty increases.

Tania Shailer and David Haerewa were yesterday given the highest sentence ever imposed in New Zealand for the manslaughter of a child - 17 years in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of nine years.